The 98 platform (what I assume is what's inside as it resembles the Gryphon) as reliable as it is, Tippmann will not leave it anytime soon. It's bulletproof. What they need to do is make more markers like the Phenom, but in speedball shells, with simpler maintenance.

only problem is its got a fake rail and looks cheap and plastic, it will no doubt be marketed towards newer people at a lower price, but thats fine i started with a spyder, and have owned dozens of tippmanns over the years.

Well then, that looks like a piece of shit. I'm no tippmann hater, but that really is a terrible looking marker. It would've been cool if they'd:
1) Used a design other than the gryphon for the internals. That trigger really looks terrible. That same marker with phenom internals would've been sweet.
2) Not put a foregrip on it. That ruins the uzi vibe.
3) center feed.

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The 98 platform (what I assume is what's inside as it resembles the Gryphon) as reliable as it is, Tippmann will not leave it anytime soon. It's bulletproof. What they need to do is make more markers like the Phenom, but in speedball shells, with simpler maintenance.

This. If Tippmann would start making competetive markers, I'd actually consider buying one. Right now they only seem to care about selling to kids and milsim players.

Using a gun that's been hardly maintained and tossed from person to person more than a village whore is hardly a fair way to compare the marker.

if i owned my own field i would certainly buy it. i would make alot of dough renting that marker. there is nothing better that a noob rental player wanting to shoot something that looks like a real gun.

You guys have to remember, Tipmann isnt gearing these guns around competitive speedballers, (most of us) these guns are for beginners. For some reason a lot of you fail to realize this, your all saying oh this is shit I wouldnt shoot this, well you wouldnt, but someone just getting into the sport would see this, probably not knowing what their buying and say oh this looks like an uzi, sick, they get it for cheap and go play with it. It may not be the best guns out there by far but its still getting people into the sport. Once again, these guns arent intended for competitive play, which for some reason a lot of you cant get in your head by complaining how its cheap and shit.

You guys have to remember, Tipmann isnt gearing these guns around competitive speedballers, (most of us) these guns are for beginners. For some reason a lot of you fail to realize this, your all saying oh this is shit I wouldnt shoot this, well you wouldnt, but someone just getting into the sport would see this, probably not knowing what their buying and say oh this looks like an uzi, sick, they get it for cheap and go play with it. It may not be the best guns out there by far but its still getting people into the sport. Once again, these guns arent intended for competitive play, which for some reason a lot of you cant get in your head by complaining how its cheap and shit.

meh.. I still like the 98's better, the carver one wasn't bad either, this thing just looks like plastic shit. Hell I'd shoot my ghetto spump over this any day. Sorry, if this upsets you, I'm a huge tippann fan myself and always used to send new players to them because their guns were indestructible. Now well...just look at that thing! (shudders) I'd recomend the JT er2 over that.

The 98 platform (what I assume is what's inside as it resembles the Gryphon) as reliable as it is, Tippmann will not leave it anytime soon. It's bulletproof. What they need to do is make more markers like the Phenom, but in speedball shells, with simpler maintenance.

I would buy that shit in a heartbeat

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The 98 platform (what I assume is what's inside as it resembles the Gryphon) as reliable as it is, Tippmann will not leave it anytime soon. It's bulletproof. What they need to do is make more markers like the Phenom, but in speedball shells, with simpler maintenance.